Anchor-winch for small craft.



A. H. KURTH.

ANCHOR WiNCH FOR SMAL[ CRAFT.

APPLICATION FILED APR-11, I9I6.

Paltented July 25, 1916.

AENT FFTQE.

ADOLPH H. KURTI-I, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

ANCHOR-VINCE FOR SMALL CRAFT.

Application filed April 11, 1916.

To all vii/tom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, Anonrrr H. KURTH, a citizen of the United States,and resident of lililwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements inAnchor-Winches for Small Craft; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and eXact description thereof.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in anchorwinches more particularly of a type adapted for use on small craft.

It is in general the object of the present invention to simplify thestructure and improve the efliciency and the readiness of operation ofdevices of this character.

It is more specifically an object to provide an anchor winch which hasmeans for securing it to a boat in such manner that the winch is capableof universal pivotal adjustment with respect to its point of attachmentto the boat, whereby the drum of the winch may be positioned in properrelation to certain guide pulleys carried on the boat, it beingunderstood that the present structure is more particularly adapted to besecured at the intermediate portion of a boat.

Another object is to provide an exceedingly simple locking pawl for theWindlass drum which is at the same time adapted for ready and convenientmanipulation to release the drum.

A further specific object resides in the provision of an improved guideroller means for the rope in conjunction with the Windlass.

lVith the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionresides more particularly in the novel combination, arrangement andformation of parts more particularly hereinafter described and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a boat with theintermediate portion thereof broken away and showing the improved anchorwinch mounted in the boat. Fig. 2 is an enlarged end elevational view ofthe improved winch. Fig. 8 is a top view of one end portion of the winchshowing the improved guide rollers. Fig. 4 is a detailed view takenthrough the winch on the line 44 of Fig. 2, and showing the improvedlocking pawl. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken through thecen-.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1916.

Serial No. 90,409.

tral portion of the winch on the line 55 of F 1g. 2, and showing thegeneral assembly of the winch parts.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the bodyof the wlnch comprises a pair of side plates 5 and 6 respectively whichare held in spaced parallel relation by the corner bolts 7 passedtherethrough, and carrying spacing sleeves 8 disposed between theplates. The plate 5 has an outwardly projected central bearing boss 9and journaled in this boss is a sleeve 10 which forms the hub portion ofthe looking ratchet wheel 11. The plate 6 is pro vided centrally with aninwardly projected bearing boss 12 in which is journaled a sleeve 13which terminates at its inner end.

flush with the inner end of the boss and which has its other endprojected a slight distance outwardly of the plate. The bores of thesleeves 10 and 13 are squared, and slidably passed through these boresis a squared shaft 14 which has its end adjacent the sleeve 10 providedwith a head 15 limiting its movement through the sleeve. A drum hub 16is provided which is disposed between the ratchet wheel 11 and the boss12 and which has a squared bore whereby it is interlockingly mounted onthe shaft 14. The flanges of this hub comprise circular plates 17fastened to the sides thereof,- and these flange plates are providedwith centrally squared openings receiving the shaft. An actuatingratchet wheel 18 is provided having a squared opening receiving the endof the shaft 14 adjacent the sleeve 13 and engaged also onthis end ofthe shaft 14 is a locking sleeve 19 provided with set screws 20 wherebyit may be locked on the shaft. For cooperation with the ratchet wheel18, an operating lever 21 is provided having its inner end bifurcated toembrace the ratchet wheel, the ends of the fur-cations journallyreceiving the sleeves 13 and 19 respectively. A gravity pawl 22 iscarried by the lever for engagement with the ratchet wheel.

By the structure set forth, a definite coaction of parts is providedconducing to a maximum simplicity and economy of structure, and to amaximum readiness of assembly of the various parts. The locking sleeve19 holds all of the parts described in assembled relation and by removalof the sleeve 19 and withdrawal of the squared shaft all of the partsare mutually detached. The sleeve hub 10 of the locking ratchet and,

through one leg of the memberto clamp the be procured to properly thespacing sleeve 13 of the actuating ratchet form substantially bearingpintles for the Windlass drum, and the spacing sleeve 13 and lockingsleeve 19 form the bearings for the furcations of the lever. The drumproper is held properly spaced between the side plates by the ratchetwheel ll'on one side and the bearing boss 19 of the plate 6 on the otherside.

The pawl for the locking ratchet 11 comprises a bar 23 intermediatelypivoted directly under the axis of the Windlass and having its head endupwardly inclined and provided with a tooth 24 selectively engageablewith the teeth of the ratchet, and the handle end of the pawl barextends horizontally to a point outwardly of the plate 5 and terminatesin a finger piece 25 whereby the pawl may be readily tripped to releasethe drum. This handle end of the pawl also serves as a weight to urgethe tooth 24: into engagement with the ratchet wheel at all times.

To provide an anti-friction means for guiding the rope adjacent thewinch, a pair of upstanding roller bars 26 are provided 7 at the end ofthe winch from which the rope normally projects, and these bars arejournally mounted by means of pint1es27 which engage in respective barsof vertically alined bearing ears 28 formed on the plates.

Taking np now the means forsecuring the winch to the side of a boat in amanner permitting universal pivotal adjustment with respect to the pointof attachment, the plate 5 is provided with an outwardly projecting ear29 centrally apertured for cooperation with a similarly apertured car30, carried by a clamp member 31, for the reception of a clamping screw32. This clamp member is of inverted Ushape to embrace the side of aboat and a clamping screw 33 is passed boat between said screw and theother leg of the member. The clamping action procured by the screw 32permits adjustment in a generally vertical direction, and the clampingaction procured by the screw 33 permits pivotal adjustment in agenerally horizontal direction, and thus a. universal adjustment to acertain extent of the Windlass body may position the windlass bodyrelative to a plurality of guide rollers 34 carried by the side of theboat for guiding the cable 35 to the end of the boat. Also the presentwinch is shown as mounted inboard of the boat, it could as well bemounted outboard if desired.

I claim:

1. A winch of the class described comprising a body member provided witha central bearing, a. ratchet wheel, a hub sleeve on the ratchet wheeljournaled in the bearing and having a squared bore, a drum including ahub portion having a squared bore, a second ratchet wheel having asquared bore, a spacing sleeve disposed between said second ratchetwheel and the hub portion, a squared shaft passed through the hubsleeve, the drum hub, the said spacing sleeve and the second ratchetwheel, an operating lever j ournaled on the spacing sleeve, and a pawlon the operating lever for coaction with the second ratchet wheel. 7

2. A winch of the class described comprising the combination of a pairof side members secured in spaced relation and provided with bearings, alocking ratchet wheel, a hub sleeve for said wheel j ournaled in thebearing of one side member, and having a squared bore, a drum includinga hub having a squared bore, a spacing sleeve journaled in the bearingof the other side member, an actuating ratchet wheel having a squaredbore, a squared shaft passed through the said hub sleeve, the drumhub,the spacing sleeve and the actuating ratchet, a holding sleeve onthe shaft adjacent the actuating ratchet, an actuating lever havinginner end furcations embracing the actuating ratchet wheel and journaledon the'spacing sleeve and the holding sleeve, and a pawl on the leverengageable with the actuating ratchet wheel.

3. A winch of the class described comprising a pair of side memberssecured in spaced relation, a bearing projecting outwardly from one sidemember, a second bearing projecting inwardly from the other side member,a holding ratchet wheel, a hub sleeve therefor, journaled in the firstnamed bearing, a drum including a hub having a squared bore, a spacingsleeve journaled in the second named bearing and extending outwardly ofthe respective side member, an actuating ratchet wheel having a. squaredbore, a squared shaft passed through the hub sleeve, the drum hub, thespacing sleeve and the actuating ratchet wheel, a holding sleeve on theshaft outwardly of the actuating ratchet wheel, an operating leverjournally mounted on at least one of said sleeves, and a pawl carried bythe lever and engageable with the actuating ratchet wheel.

In testimony thatl claim the foregoing I- have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee,

in the county of Milwaukee and State of in the presence of twowitnesses.

Wisconsin,

ADOLPH H. KURTH. Witnesses:

FRANK S. RArenirrn,

M. E. DOWNEY.

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